TWO SCENES

... TWO SCENES The whole of the play is set on two scenes — the house where the Rice family live and the local variety theatre where Archie performs. The play begins with Jean returning home for a short stay after an argument with her fiance. Her step mother ...

Published: Friday 10 August 1973
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TUESDAY

... series. The programme traces the many facets of 20th century popular entertainment, as presented at the world’s leading variety theatre for the past 70 years. More than 40 international stars have contributed their memories to this story of success (and ...

Published: Thursday 10 December 1981
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Sedgley arts festival opens

... for eight days, started with a balloon race and entertainment by the Black Country Silver Band. AT : There will be a variety theatre in the church hal tonight. Events during the week include a folk music evening, one-act plays and a barn dance. ...

Published: Saturday 27 September 1975
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

TUESDAY

... programmes will celebrate the many facets of twentieth century popular entertainment as presented at the world’s leading variety theatre for the past 70 years. Mozart’s Don Giovanni From Glyndebourne 1982 (R 3 7.30 pm) Bernard Haitink conducts the London ...

Published: Thursday 08 July 1982
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Highlanc of a .day Riverbank

... Highlanc of a .day Riverbank St Ives 5.35—A I.ad-—INEeWS, lao-—-My Word! (Panel game). 8.0 The Moscow State Variety Theatre Company, 8.50-—-Summer Theatre: “You're a Long Time Dead,” starring Kenneth Griffith, Harry Locke Rache! Roberts. 10.20-- 10.25- ...

Published: Saturday 16 July 1960
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 59 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE COVENTRY THEATRE

... : Box Office 10a.m. -8 p.m. COV. 3141 (3 lines) NEXTWEEK : T LAW . LONDONAIRS Evgs, 7.30. Sat, 5 and = Moscow State Variety Theatre Diana Dors and Big Star Company rle and Vavngban th John Slater in ‘‘The Entertainer. LZDDIE CALVLRT The Man with the ...

Published: Thursday 10 July 1958
Newspaper: Banbury Guardian
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 77 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

DISPUTE

... the Lord Provosts meant that money which should have gone to build a new theatre was spent re-decorating a cinema as a variety theatre; the Whitehall. “Chance after chance was lost and now the position is such that it would cost £200,000 to make their present ...

Published: Saturday 28 August 1976
Newspaper: St. Andrews Citizen
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

VARIETY

... but at least Osborne had got our drama out of the drawing room, we were on our way. A better play about the expiring variety theatre The Entertainer followed (with Olivier starring, it played poignantly at the old Brighton Hippodrome, now reduced to bingo) ...

Published: Friday 08 April 1988
Newspaper: Mid Sussex Times
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 83 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

JACK JOHNSON

... Artistes’ |ederation to-day, was the question whether Jack Johnson should or should not appear on the stage of the London Variety Theatre, The decision of the Federation was looked forward to with interest because of the widespread discussion on the subject ...

Published: Thursday 21 August 1913
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE MOSS EMPIRES

... shareholders on the great cuccess of uhe year's trading. He said they oould still take as much money a ...

Published: Tuesday 18 February 1913
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Inspired plays

... August 12 at the Kings Theatre with Variety by the Grid Iron Theatre Company, which chronicles the death t.hroesd of variety theatre in Scotland. One of the world’s great theatre companies, the Vienna Burgtheater returns to Edinburgh with a production ...

Published: Friday 05 July 2002
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 83 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

, HALIFAX Zoo AND MUSEMEN' |A T P ! “V HITSUNTIDR Homnnt \ J)ANCING IN THE OPEN-ATR. CRAWSHAW'S FIRST-CLASS ..

... J)ANCING IN THE OPEN-ATR. CRAWSHAW'S FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA EFFICIENT M.C, Return Visit of THE \lxa'rn.:«AKEnl. In the VARIETY THEATRE R H JACKSON, The Misery Shiftsy - . Novelty Veatrioguist and Mitmio JACK VALENTINE, Light Comediat WILL LANGTON, Comedisn ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1914
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 79 | Page: 6 | Tags: none